AMC Philadelphia Mills 14
1149 Franklin Mills Circle,
Philadelphia,
PA
19154
1149 Franklin Mills Circle,
Philadelphia,
PA
19154
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp.
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Franklin Mills 14, AMC Franklin Mills 14
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The Franklin Mills 14 opened December 19, 1997 at Franklin Mills Mall, on the site of the former Sears Catolog Outlet store. The Franklin Mills Mall itself sits on the site of the former Liberty Bell Racetrack.
This theatre replaced a older GCC Franklin Mills 10 theatre, which was located on the outskirts of the mall.
The auditoriums are stadium seating, with digital sound, and two of the auditoriums are equipped with Lucasfilm’s THX digital sound system.
In 2002, General Cinema was acquired by AMC Theatres.
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OK, thanks.
Ken MC, with HDTV267’s help, it appears we’ve just solved the mystery of the phantom Northeast Philadelphia theater of old called the “Plaza.” The photo that ministry uses at its website isn’t located in Northeast Philadelphia at all but rather is at 1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE, in Atlanta, Georgia. The CT webpage for it is /theaters/4226/
And from what I can determine, it’s still in operation and appears to be doing well and still has that great marquee.
Meantime, it should be clarified the Northeast Philly theater the ministry took over isn’t the AMC Franklin Mills 14 that remains in fullscale operation today but is the former GCC Franklin Mills 10 that had been on the mall’s outskirts.
Since the end of 2010, the AMC Franlin Mills 14 Theatre has had a IMAX screen installed, joining AMC Neshaminy 24, AMC Hamilton 24, AMC Loews Cherry Hill 24, The Franklin Institude, and REG King of Prussia Stadium 16 as the only IMAX screens in the Philadelphia area
IMAX Corp. has retrofitting existing screens for the Digital IMAX. They mostr likely will never build a 70mm IMAX setup again. Franklin mills, along with Neshaminy, Hamilton, cherry Hill, and New Brunswick 18 will be getting Sanctum: An IMAX 3D Experience this Friday. King of Prussia will be keeping Tron Legacy IMAX 3D.
This theater used to show Hong Kong and Indian movies after midnight on Saturdays. I went to see a number of Hong Kong movies here back in the 90s. Usually people wouldn’t know what was showing until a couple days ahead of time when a poster would suddenly show up on a particular wall in Chinatown…
I remember the old Franklin Mills building was purchased instead of leased by one of the Smith kids from General Cinema. The corporation lost their shirt on that purchase.
since Mid october, this theatre is now known as AMC Philadelphia Mills 14. The mall itself since late September has been known as Philadelphia Mills Mall
Seating for AMC Philadelphia Mills (GCC/AMC Franklin Mills) 14:
Theatres #1 & 14: 268 Seats
Theatres #2 & 13: 218 Seats
Theatres #3 & 12: 134 Seats
Theatres #4 & 11: 185 Seats Theatres #5 & 10: 278 Seats (Double Door Entrance)
Theatre #6: 338 Seats (Double Door Entrance)
Theatre #7: 391 Seats (Double Door Entrance)
Theatre #8 (IMAX Theatre): 339 Seats (Double Door Entrance)
Theatre #9: 336 Seats (Double Door Entrance)
December 19th, 1997 grand opening ad in photo section.
This theatre’s opening films include For Richer or Poorer, Titanic (on three screens), Home Alone 3 (on two screens), Anastasia, Mouse Hunt (on two screens), Flubber, Tomorrow Never Dies (on three screens), and The Rainmaker.